Easy Baked BBQ Chicken Breasts

Baked BBQ Chicken Breasts cubed in a large white baking dish on a hot pink tiled background.

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Easy Baked BBQ Chicken Breasts

This baked BBQ chicken recipe will become a new staple meal prep protein in your home because it’s so easy to make, incredibly flavorful, and you get to control the quality of the ingredients. Cook a large batch for a crowd or for meal prepping for the week!

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Total Time35

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Servings: Servings

Author: Cassy Joy Garcia

Ingredients

3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 8.5-ounce jar BBQ sauce
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon ancho chili powder (optional, omit if sensitive to spice)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Place the chicken breasts in a baking dish and pour the jar of BBQ sauce into the dish. Using tongs, toss the chicken breasts until they're fully coated in BBQ sauce, then line them up in the dish so that they aren't overlapping.
Sprinkle the smoked paprika, sea salt, and ancho chili powder (optional) over top of the chicken breasts.
Insert an in-oven thermometer into the thickest chicken breast, then place the dish in the oven, and bake the chicken breasts at 375°F until the internal temperature of the largest breast reaches 165°F (about 25-30 minutes).
Once the chicken is out of the oven, let it rest for at least 10 minutes, then chop it into 1-inch cubes. Put the cubed chicken back into the baking dish and toss it with the juices and pan drippings.
Enjoy or store for later!

Notes

Use a different cut of chicken - if you have thighs on hand, use those instead of breasts. This recipe is super forgiving!
Omit the ancho chili powder - if you're sensitive to spice, reduce or omit the ancho chili powder.
Use an in-oven thermometer - we cannot stress this enough. Instead of relying on an amount of time, for the best, juiciest chicken, use an in-oven thermometer set to 165°F.

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